Logitech ® User Guide
Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide 1 Contents Thank You!.................................................................................................................................................. 3 Getting Help...................................................................................................................................... 3 Package Contents...............................................................................................................................
2 Logitech® Appendix A: Configuring Your Firewall.......................................................................................................26 Appendix B: Supported File Formats..........................................................................................................27 Appendix C: Using Apple iTunes................................................................................................................28 Appendix D: Getting Help...........................................
Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide System Requirements Boom Hardware At A Glance Operating system Remote Control • • • Windows Vista , Windows XP, or Windows 2000 (SP4 or later required) Mac® OS X, version 10.3 or higher Linux-based OS with Perl 5.8.3 or higher installed ® ® A. power B. home C. left, right, up Computer • • • 733 Mhz CPU or faster 256 MB RAM 80 MB hard drive space Network • Ethernet and/or 802.11b/g compatible wireless network. Routers which support 802.
6 Logitech® Front Panel Controls Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide F. volume up G. preset buttons allow you quick access to your favorite tracks, Internet radio stations, playlists, or albums. Tap one of the preset buttons to select a favorite, or press and hold to assign the button to the currently selected item. H. sleep 7 and volume down. After you press volume up or volume down you can also use the navigation wheel to adjust the volume. has two purposes.
8 Logitech® Back Panel Connectors Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide 9 Installing Squeezebox Boom A Word About The Operating Environment Squeezebox Boom is intended primarily for indoor use. It can be used outdoors temporarily when adequate protection is provided against moisture and extreme temperatures. When using outdoors, be sure to keep it out of direct sunlight, as it may cause interference with the infrared sensor. For more information, see Safety Information later in this guide.
10 Logitech® If you’re not familiar with your wireless network’s security method or your security key, this information can be obtained by connecting to your wireless router. See your router’s instructions if necessary, or contact your network provider or the party who installed your wireless router. Your wireless network’s name can be determined by using a computer on your network that’s already connected to your wireless network.
12 Logitech® Optional: Download And Install SqueezeCenter After you complete the SqueezeNetwork sign-up process, you are asked to download SqueezeCenter. SqueezeCenter is only required if you intend to listen to your personal music collection stored on a computer on your local network. If you will only be listening to Internet radio stations or online music services, you may skip this step. We offer versions of SqueezeCenter for Windows®, Mac® OS X, and Linux.
14 Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide Select A Music Source Optional: Connect To SqueezeCenter Once your Squeezebox Boom has successfully connected to your network, you will see a menu asking you to select your music source.
16 Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide Using Your Squeezebox Boom Clearing The Now Playing List Now Playing Selecting a track, album, genre, or playlist from your music collection or from an online music service and pressing play will clear the Now Playing list and replace it with the selected item. Squeezebox Boom always maintains the current playlist in its memory.
18 Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide Squeezebox Boom has six Preset buttons below the display. You can think of these as a miniature list of six favorites that you can recall instantly at any time. Adding an item to a Preset will also add it to your Favorites, if it’s not already in there. With SqueezeNetwork Setting and Using the Preset buttons If you’ve used a car radio, then you’re already familiar with how the Preset buttons work.
20 Logitech® The default snooze length is nine minutes. If you have installed SqueezeCenter, you may change the snooze length: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Launch the SqueezeCenter web interface Click on the Player tab From the left pull-down list, select the player you want to configure (this step is not necessary if you have only one Squeezebox player) From the right pull-down list, select Alarm Clock. Scroll to the bottom of the page and adjust the slider labeled Snooze Length in minutes.
22 Logitech® You’ll probably find that you don’t need to change music sources very often. There are a couple of scenarios where you might: • • If you normally connect to SqueezeCenter running on a computer, but the computer is turned off or otherwise unavailable. In this case, you’ll need to switch to SqueezeNetwork in order to use your Squeezebox Boom.
24 Logitech® Tips, Tricks And Advanced Techniques StereoXL™ Squeezebox Boom uses Logitech’s StereoXL technology to dramatically widen the stereo image, creating an immersive audio experience. To enable StereoXL, select Settings > Audio > StereoXL from the Home Screen. Then, use the navigation wheel (or the up and down buttons on the remote) to turn StereoXL on or off, or adjust its intensity. Controlling Pandora If you’ve used Pandora’s web interface (pandora.
26 Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide 27 Appendix A: Configuring Your Firewall Appendix B: Supported File Formats Firewalls on your computer can often cause connection problems for network devices like Squeezebox Boom. While it is not necessary to disable your firewall in order to allow Squeezebox to communicate with your computer, temporarily disabling it can be a quick way of diagnosing the problem.
28 Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide Appendix C: Using Apple iTunes Appendix D: Getting Help Apple’s iTunes is a music manager that helps you organize your collection, rip your CDs, create and manage playlists, etc. It also connects to the iTunes Store, where Apple offers music, videos and podcasts for purchase. Online Help SqueezeCenter can use the iTunes music library.
30 Logitech® Appendix E: Troubleshooting When setting up networking, my network does not appear Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide • • Squeezebox Boom finds all wireless networks in range and displays them by their network name (also known as their SSID). The first step is to make sure that your network is operating correctly and that you’re within range and free from potential sources of interference.
32 Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide Both must be on the same network segment in order for SqueezeCenter to be recognized by your Squeezebox Boom. If you are using a large wireless network with multiple wireess routers or access points, there is a chance that your computer and your Squeezebox Boom are connecting to different segments. You can confirm this by verifying the IP addresses assigned to the computer and Squeezebox Boom.
34 Logitech® The FORWARD and REWIND buttons do not work with some songs in my music library Seeking through a song (holding fwd or rew) only works with certain formats: • • MP3, Ogg, FLAC, WAV and AIFF files stored in your SqueezeCenter music library MP3 and WMA files from online services (if the service supports scanning through songs) SqueezeCenter can’t find all of my music Make sure that all of your digital music files are in one place on your computer.
36 Logitech® I have installed SqueezeCenter to allow playing of music that’s kept on my computer. However, some or all of my iTunes music library does not play Apple does not allow streaming of music to which DRM has been applied. Most music purchased from the iTunes Store (with the exception of tracks designated as “iTunes Plus”) have DRM applied, and cannot be played by Squeezebox Boom or similar devices.
38 Logitech® Squeezebox™ Boom User Guide Logitech® Hardware Product Limited Warranty Safety Information Logitech warrants that your Logitech hardware product shall be free from defects in material and workmanship for two (2) years, beginning from the date of purchase. Except where prohibited by applicable law, this warranty is nontransferable and is limited to the original purchaser. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights that vary under local laws.
40 Logitech® FCC THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES. OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MAY NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST ACCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION. NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT.
